First Drive: Lexus LFA

A confession; I was due to file this piece yesterday (sorry Teamspeed). But every time I sat down to write it, the LFA’s key was always sitting beside the keyboard distracting me. And I reasoned one more drive would make for a better review.

To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect from the LFA. After all, it’s not every day you collect a Lexus with a 412kW V10 in the nose. In fact, it’s the odd mix of familiar and bizarre that really tricked my brain. The interior smells like a Lexus, and the fit and finish are superb, as I’ve come to expect from a brand obsessed with perfection. But the low-slung seating position and view down the long nose is reminiscent of the Ferrari 599 GTO I was driving 48 hours previous. But then, there’s that Lexus badge again, this time on the boss of the flat-bottom steering wheel.

But oddest of all was the surroundings from which I collected the Lexus. Parked next to this supercar was an RX SUV and a CT200h hatchback. When I collected the GTO, its neighbors included an F40 in for a service and several ‘regular’ 599s.